1978Final results
1978 election for California Assembly District 61
California State Assembly · California
Richard Mountjoy (R) won with 83.4% of the vote, defeating Pearl M. Scanlon (Ind) by 66.9 points.
Richard MountjoyRepublican · winner
83.4%59,396
Pearl M. ScanlonIndependent
16.6%11,795
71,191 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET